<p>The 45-year-old US congresswoman Ayanna Pressley unveiled a bold new look on Thursday. The freshman representative from Massachusetts is completely bald, a condition she revealed was caused by alopecia.</p>

<p>In an interview with The Root, Pressley&nbsp;said she felt it was important to talk about the issue publicly because as a black woman, her political brand had become synonymous with Afrocentric hairstyles like&nbsp;enegalese twists.</p>

<p>The US congresswomen, who is one of four high profile progressive female lawmakers known as " The Squad' expressed her struggles with alopecia, revealing a video of her bald for the first time.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Alopecia is a medical term for baldness but the world refers it to alopecia areata, a common disorder resulting in unpredicted hair loss.</p>

<p>When she adopted the enegalese twists look, she said it "would be filtered and interpreted by some as a political statement that was militant". But her look won paise amongst black girls and women very quickly.&nbsp;</p>

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<h6><em>Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley makes her way to the stage during the Election Day Massachusetts Democratic Coordinated Campaign Election Night Celebration.AFP</em></h6>

<p>"I walk into rooms and little girls are wearing t-shirts that say 'My Congresswoman wears braids,' and we receive letters from all over the globe," she said.</p>

<p>Later, she was forced to switch her hairstyle, she started experimenting with lace-froy wigs which resulted as hair loss. She noticed the excessive hair loss when she went for an appointment to get her hair retwisted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"From there it accelerated very quickly. I've been waking up every morning to sink fulls of air," Pressley said, leading her to turn to home remedies like wearing a bonnet and sleeping on a silk pillowcase, all to no avail.</p>

<p>"I think it's important that I'm transparent about this new normal," Pressley said.</p>

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<h6><em>Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley. Picture Credits:&nbsp;</em>@TheRoot</h6>

<p>In July 2019, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said that Africans Americans experiences alopecia areata at a much higher rate than any other racial group. The researchers suggested the cause is genetic and environmental factors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She lost her final strands of hair on the eve of the House of Representatives vote on Donald Trump impeachment. After casting her vote she went to the bathroom stall feeling " Ashamed" and " embarrassed".</p>

<p>"I also felt that I was participating in a cultural betrayal", as all the girls who supported her previous braid style she owed an explanation to them. Despite her husband and others stating that it was a private matter.</p>

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<h6><em>Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley. Picture Credits: @TheRoot</em></h6>

<p>"The reality is that I'm black, and I'm a black woman, and I'm a black woman in politics, and everything I do is political," she said, adding that going public as part of her journey toward acceptance and empowerment.</p>

<p>Members of "The Squad" and others praised Pressley on Twitter. "You are stunningly gorgeous and a magnificent black queen," wrote fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"I know women and young girls around the world will wear their crowns more proudly today because of you. Your courage is inspiring and I am so proud to be your sister in service," Omar wrote.</p>

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The 45-year-old US congresswoman Ayanna Pressley unveiled a bold new look on Thursday. The freshman representative from Massachusetts is completely bald, a condition she revealed was caused by alopecia.

The 45-year-old US congresswoman Ayanna Pressley unveiled a bold new look on Thursday. The freshman representative from Massachusetts is completely bald, a condition she revealed was caused by alopecia. In an interview with The Root, Pressley said she felt it was important to talk about the issue publicly because as a black woman, her political brand had become synonymous with Afrocentric hairstyles like enegalese twists. The US congresswomen, who is one of four high profile progressive female lawmakers known as " The Squad' expressed her struggles with alopecia, revealing a video of her bald for the first time. "My twists have become such a synonymous & a conflated part of not only my personal identity & how I show up in the world, but my political brand. And that's why I think it's important that I'm transparent about this new normal & living with alopecia." — @AyannaPressley pic.twitter.com/jqraqZeiKr — The Root (@TheRoot) January 16, 2020 × Alopecia is a medical term for baldness but the world refers it to alopecia areata, a common disorder resulting in unpredicted hair loss. When she adopted the enegalese twists look, she said it "would be filtered and interpreted by some as a political statement that was militant". But her look won paise amongst black girls and women very quickly. Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley makes her way to the stage during the Election Day Massachusetts Democratic Coordinated Campaign Election Night Celebration.AFP "I walk into rooms and little girls are wearing t-shirts that say 'My Congresswoman wears braids,' and we receive letters from all over the globe," she said. Later, she was forced to switch her hairstyle, she started experimenting with lace-froy wigs which resulted as hair loss. She noticed the excessive hair loss when she went for an appointment to get her hair retwisted. "From there it accelerated very quickly. I've been waking up every morning to sink fulls of air," Pressley said, leading her to turn to home remedies like wearing a bonnet and sleeping on a silk pillowcase, all to no avail. "I think it's important that I'm transparent about this new normal," Pressley said. Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley. Picture Credits: @TheRoot In July 2019, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said that Africans Americans experiences alopecia areata at a much higher rate than any other racial group. The researchers suggested the cause is genetic and environmental factors. She lost her final strands of hair on the eve of the House of Representatives vote on Donald Trump impeachment. After casting her vote she went to the bathroom stall feeling " Ashamed" and " embarrassed". "I also felt that I was participating in a cultural betrayal", as all the girls who supported her previous braid style she owed an explanation to them. Despite her husband and others stating that it was a private matter. Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley. Picture Credits: @TheRoot "The reality is that I'm black, and I'm a black woman, and I'm a black woman in politics, and everything I do is political," she said, adding that going public as part of her journey toward acceptance and empowerment. Members of "The Squad" and others praised Pressley on Twitter. "You are stunningly gorgeous and a magnificent black queen," wrote fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar. "I know women and young girls around the world will wear their crowns more proudly today because of you. Your courage is inspiring and I am so proud to be your sister in service," Omar wrote. You are stunningly gorgeous and a magnificent black queen. I know women and young girls around the world will wear their crowns more proudly today because of you. Your courage is inspiring and I am so proud to be your sister in service! https://t.co/zmGBxYuK5r — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 16, 2020 × ( Inputs from AFP)

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<p>After Democratic <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/democratic-congresswomen-hit-back-after-racist-trump-tirade-236437">Congresswoman hit back at President</a> Trump over his xenophobic tirade against them, the US president said those tweets were "not racist".</p>

<p>"I don’t have a racist bone in my body," Trump tweeted, adding, "our country is free, beautiful and very successful. If you hate our country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!"</p>

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<p>"Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our country. Get a list of the horrible things they have said."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.....Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country. Get a list of the HORRIBLE things they have said. Omar is polling at 8%, Cortez at 21%. Nancy Pelosi tried to push them away, but now they are forever wedded to the Democrat Party. See you in 2020!</p>
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<p>In a series of tweets on Sunday Trump had attacked the four congress lawmakers, all born in America -&nbsp;Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.</p>

<p>Trump had also accused the four first-term congresswomen - who are of Hispanic, Arab, Somali and African American origin - of having "love" for US "enemies like Al-Qaeda."</p>

<p>The four lawmakers -- who have been nicknamed "The Squad" by some media -- said attention should instead be focused on healthcare and immigration and, in particular, the treatment of asylum seekers on the southern border.</p>

<p>"Weak minds and leaders challenge loyalty to our country in order to avoid challenging and debating the policy," said Ocasio-Cortez.</p>

<p>Trump "does not know how to defend his policies, so what he does is attack us personally, and that is what this is all about," she said.</p>

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After Democratic Congresswoman hit back at President Trump over his xenophobic tirade against them, the US president said those tweets were "not racist". "I don’t have a racist bone in my body," Trump tweeted, adding, "our country is free, beautiful and very successful.

After Democratic Congresswoman hit back at President Trump over his xenophobic tirade against them, the US president said those tweets were "not racist". "I don’t have a racist bone in my body," Trump tweeted, adding, "our country is free, beautiful and very successful. If you hate our country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!" Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body! The so-called vote to be taken is a Democrat con game. Republicans should not show “weakness” and fall into their trap. This should be a vote on the filthy language, statements and lies told by the Democrat..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2019 × "Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our country. Get a list of the horrible things they have said." .....Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country. Get a list of the HORRIBLE things they have said. Omar is polling at 8%, Cortez at 21%. Nancy Pelosi tried to push them away, but now they are forever wedded to the Democrat Party. See you in 2020! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2019 × In a series of tweets on Sunday Trump had attacked the four congress lawmakers, all born in America - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. Trump had also accused the four first-term congresswomen - who are of Hispanic, Arab, Somali and African American origin - of having "love" for US "enemies like Al-Qaeda." The four lawmakers -- who have been nicknamed "The Squad" by some media -- said attention should instead be focused on healthcare and immigration and, in particular, the treatment of asylum seekers on the southern border. "Weak minds and leaders challenge loyalty to our country in order to avoid challenging and debating the policy," said Ocasio-Cortez. Trump "does not know how to defend his policies, so what he does is attack us personally, and that is what this is all about," she said. --

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Four minority US congresswomen known as the "the squad" accused President Donald Trump of trying to sow division and distract attention from what they characterized as failed policies on immigration, health care and taxation on Monday.

Congresswomen call Trump's attack an attempt to distract from his policies

<p>The United States President Donald Trump doubled down his comments in which he told <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-tells-democratic-congresswomen-to-go-back-to-fix-countries-they-came-from-235979">"progressive"&nbsp;Democratic congresswomen to "go back"</a> where they came from.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also said that they&nbsp;"hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion," indicating he may have been referring to Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who have&nbsp;recently&nbsp;been embroiled in controversies related to the Jewish state.</p>

<p>"So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion. Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, 'RACIST'," &nbsp;Trump said on Twitter.</p>

<p>"Their disgusting language and the many terrible things they say about the United States must not be allowed to go unchallenged," Trump added in another tweet.</p>

<p>Trump also said that he looks forward to seeing Democrats "at the ballot box" in 2020.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Donald Trump on Sunday sparked a firestorm on social media after in a series of tweets he told "progressive" Congresswomen to go back to their own countries and "help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places."</p>

<p>While he did not mention names, Trump appeared to be referring to first-year Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - a group known as "the squad" that has been very critical of Trump.</p>

<p>Trump's tweets received outrage from seniors leaders of Democrats including House of Representative Nancy Pelosi. She called Trump's tweet "Xenophobic".</p>

<p>"When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to 'Make America Great Again' has always been about making America white again," she said on micro-blogging site.</p>

<p>"Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power," Pelosi added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Tlaib, who was born in Detroit, is the first American of Palestinian descent elected to Congress, while Omar, who fled war-torn Somalia as a child and came to the United States as a refugee, is the first black Muslim woman in Congress.</p>

<p>Ocasio-Cortez, who was born in New York, is of Puerto Rican ancestry, and Pressley, who was born in Cincinnati, is the first African American elected to Congress from Massachusetts.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, no senior Republican lawmakers have reacted on Trump's comments.</p>


The United States President Donald Trump doubled down his comments in which he told "progressive" Democratic congresswomen to "go back" where they came from. He also said that they "hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion," indicating he may have been referring to Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who have recently been embroiled in controversies related to the Jewish state.

The United States President Donald Trump doubled down his comments in which he told "progressive" Democratic congresswomen to "go back" where they came from. He also said that they "hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion," indicating he may have been referring to Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who have recently been embroiled in controversies related to the Jewish state. "So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion. Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, 'RACIST'," Trump said on Twitter. "Their disgusting language and the many terrible things they say about the United States must not be allowed to go unchallenged," Trump added in another tweet. Trump also said that he looks forward to seeing Democrats "at the ballot box" in 2020. So sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion. Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, “RACIST.” Their disgusting language..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2019 × Donald Trump on Sunday sparked a firestorm on social media after in a series of tweets he told "progressive" Congresswomen to go back to their own countries and "help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places." While he did not mention names, Trump appeared to be referring to first-year Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - a group known as "the squad" that has been very critical of Trump. Trump's tweets received outrage from seniors leaders of Democrats including House of Representative Nancy Pelosi. She called Trump's tweet "Xenophobic". "When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to 'Make America Great Again' has always been about making America white again," she said on micro-blogging site. "Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power," Pelosi added. When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to “Make America Great Again” has always been about making America white again. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. https://t.co/ODqqHneyES — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 14, 2019 × Tlaib, who was born in Detroit, is the first American of Palestinian descent elected to Congress, while Omar, who fled war-torn Somalia as a child and came to the United States as a refugee, is the first black Muslim woman in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez, who was born in New York, is of Puerto Rican ancestry, and Pressley, who was born in Cincinnati, is the first African American elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Meanwhile, no senior Republican lawmakers have reacted on Trump's comments.

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